EP1215418A1 - Système de lubrification et de refroidissement pour unités de reception et délivrance de puissance dans une transmission électro-mécanique de véhicule - Google Patents

Système de lubrification et de refroidissement pour unités de reception et délivrance de puissance dans une transmission électro-mécanique de véhicule Download PDF

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EP1215418A1
EP1215418A1 EP01126036A EP01126036A EP1215418A1 EP 1215418 A1 EP1215418 A1 EP 1215418A1 EP 01126036 A EP01126036 A EP 01126036A EP 01126036 A EP01126036 A EP 01126036A EP 1215418 A1 EP1215418 A1 EP 1215418A1
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George G. Shafer Jr.
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  • the present invention relates broadly to vehicular transmissions.
  • the present invention relates to vehicular transmissions that utilize supplemental power receiving and delivery units which derive their power from an on-board source of electrical energy.
  • the present invention relates to electro-mechanical, vehicular transmissions wherein the interactive planetary gear subsets are operatively connected to an engine and one or more power receiving and delivery units.
  • the power receiving and delivery units may be motor/generators, or simply motors, each of which have stators and rotors.
  • a vehicular transmission is to provide a neutral, at least one reverse and one or more forward driving ranges that impart power from an internal combustion engine, and/or other power sources, by which to drive the members that deliver the tractive effort from the vehicle to the terrain over which the vehicle is being driven.
  • Desirable electric variable transmissions should, therefore, leverage not only the benefits of a series, hybrid transmission for desirable low-average power duty cycles - i.e., low speed start/stop duty cycles - but also the benefits of a parallel, hybrid transmission for high-average output power - i.e., high speed duty cycles.
  • the power supplied by the engine and the power supplied by the source of electrical energy are independently connected to the drive members in a parallel transmission arrangement.
  • the electrical receiving and delivery units must transfer power from and, if batteries are employed as the source of electrical power, to the source of electrical energy in order to power the means by which to move the vehicle. If motor/generators are employed, the resulting power required properly to operate such a vehicle precludes a reduction in the size of the motor/generators.
  • a two-mode, compound-split, electro-mechanical transmission has been an excellent choice for use with many commercial vehicles, particularly inasmuch as such a transmission does provide a mechanical point in at least the first forward mode of operation, and that helps meet the cooling requirements at low vehicle speeds. By incorporating the present invention in an electro-mechanical transmission even further cooling is assured.
  • It is another aspect of the present invention provide new and novel lubricating and cooling assemblies, as above, that delivers a spray pattern which can be customized specifically to the structural arrangement of the specific electro-mechanical transmission in which any such lubricating and cooling assembly is employed.
  • lubricating and cooling assemblies embodying the concepts of the present invention are particularly adapted for use with power receiving and delivery units that concentrically circumscribe planetary gear subsets encased in the housing of a vehicular transmission.
  • Such lubricating and cooling assemblies employ a source of pressurized lubricating and cooling fluid as well as a web plate that extends transversely of the transmission housing.
  • the web plate has an outer rim located in proximity to the transmission housing, and a discharge chamber is provided in association with the web plate and is preferably located in proximity to the outer rim thereof.
  • Fluid communication means penetrate the web plate to transfer pressurized fluid from the source of pressurized lubricating and cooling fluid to the discharge chamber.
  • a spray ring serves to define at least one wall of the discharge chamber, and one or more spray orifices penetrate the spray ring.
  • An electro-mechanical transmission such as that disclosed in the aforesaid '757 U.S. patent is particularly suited to employ lubricating and cooling assemblies embodying the concepts of the present invention.
  • Such a transmission utilizes a plurality of planetary gear subsets, and each planetary gear subset has a plurality of components in the nature of an inner, sun gear, an outer, ring gear circumscribing the inner, sun gear and a plurality of planet gears rotatably mounted on a carrier such that the planet gears each simultaneously mesh with the inner, sun gear and the outer, ring gear of the planetary gear subset in which that carrier is incorporated.
  • Such a transmission may receive its operating power from several sources.
  • Two representative lubricating and cooling assemblies embodying the concepts of the present invention are designated generally by the numerals 10 and 12 in FIG.1 where they are employed within an electro-mechanical transmission 14 such as that to which the '757 U.S. Patent is directed.
  • an electro-mechanical transmission 14 is contained within a housing 16.
  • First and second power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20 are also contained within the housing 16.
  • the power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20 may be motor/generators that, when operating as motors, provide power to the hybrid transmission 14.
  • motor/generators may receive electric power from an electrical energy supply, or storage, source (not shown).
  • the source of electrical power may be one or more rechargeable batteries.
  • Other devices that have the ability to store and dispense electric power may be used in place of the batteries without altering the concepts of the present invention.
  • the power receiving and delivery unit 18 would employ a stator 22 that may be secured interiorly of a cylindrical wall 24 which defines the housing 16.
  • a rotor 26 is rotatably received within the stator 22.
  • the power receiving and delivery unit 20 would similarly employ a stator 28 that may also be secured to the cylindrical interior of the housing wall 24.
  • a rotor 30 is rotatably received within the stator 28.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 could be employed to lubricate and cool one axial end portion of a power receiving and delivery unit -- unit 18, as depicted.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 could be employed to lubricate and cool adjacent, and opposed, ends of two axially disposed power receiving and delivery units -- i . e .: the end of the power receiving and delivery unit 18 opposite to that end served by lubricating and cooling assembly 10 as well as the opposed end portion of the power receiving and delivery unit 20, as depicted.
  • An electro-mechanical transmission 14 would typically employ a plurality of planetary gear subsets including, for example, the two subsets 32 and 34 depicted and a third subset 36 schematically designated in FIG. 1 but not depicted in detail. All three such planetary gear subsets may circumscribe a central main shaft 38 to provide a concentric arrangement, if desired. One end of the central main shaft 38 may be axially aligned with in input shaft 40 that may, as is well known to the art, be driven by an internal combustion engine (not shown).
  • the planetary gear subset 32 may employ an outer gear member 42, typically designated as the ring gear, that may be presented interiorly of a cylindrical hub 44 which projects axially from the outer extremity of a dished plate 46 that, generally speaking, extends radially outwardly from the cylindrical inboard end portion 48 of the input shaft 40.
  • the axially stepped, cylindrical outer surface 50 of the inboard end portion 48 may be of greater diameter than the remainder of the input shaft 40 to interface more conveniently with the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 as well as with the rotor 26 of the first power receiving and delivery unit 10, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.
  • the inboard end portion 48 may present an axially oriented, cylindrical, journal socket 52 that rotatably receives an axially disposed orienting and aligning spindle 54 on the outboard end of the central main shaft 38 (FIG. 1).
  • the outer, ring gear 42 of the first planetary gear subset 32 circumscribes an inner gear member 56, typically designated as the sun gear.
  • a carrier assembly 58 rotatably supports a plurality of planet gears 60 that simultaneously, and meshingly, engage both the outer, ring gear member 42 and the inner, sun gear member 56 of the first planetary gear subset 32.
  • the second planetary gear subset 34 would typically also employ an outer ring gear 62 that circumscribes an inner sun gear 64.
  • a carrier assembly 66 rotatably supports a plurality of planet gears 68 that simultaneously, and meshingly, engage both the outer ring gear 62 and the inner, sun gear 64.
  • the first and second planetary gear subsets 32 and 34 may be compounded in that the sun gear 56 of the first planetary gear subset 32 is conjoined to the ring gear 62 of the second planetary gear subset 34.
  • a radially extending, axially stepped connector plate 70 extends radially outwardly from the inner, sun gear 56 of the first planetary gear subset 32 to be secured to the radially inner surface 72 of an annular extension 74 that projects axially from the outer, ring gear 62 of the second planetary gear subset 34.
  • a conical connector plate 76 that is secured to the rotor 26 of the first power receiving and delivery unit 18 is connected to a flange 78 that extends radially outwardly from the outer, ring gear 62 of the second planetary gear subset 34.
  • a balance arm 80 extends radially inwardly from the outer ring gear 62 to terminate in an annulus 82 that rotatably encases the central main shaft 38 of the transmission 14 as well as a portion of the sleeve shaft 84 that also circumscribes the central main shaft 38.
  • the sleeve shaft 84 supports the ring gear 64 of planetary gear subset 34 and is connected to the rotor 30 of the second power receiving and delivery unit 20 by an arm 85 that extends radially outwardly from the sleeve shaft 84, as depicted herein and as described in detail in the '757 U.S. Patent.
  • the first and second planetary gear subsets 32 and 34 may be disposed concentrically inwardly of the first power receiving and delivery unit 18, and the third planetary gear subset 36 may be similarly disposed concentrically inwardly of the second power receiving and delivery unit 20.
  • the details of the third planetary gear subset 36 are not depicted inasmuch as the structure thereof is not critical to the concept of the present invention and because the details, if desired, are also fully disclosed and described in the aforesaid '757 U.S. Patent.
  • the central main shaft 38 is provided with an axially extending supply bore 86 that is preferably aligned with an axially extending supply bore 88 in the input shaft 40.
  • the bores 86 and 88 comprise pressurized supply passages by which the lubricating and cooling liquid is delivered to the lubricating and cooling assemblies 10 and 12 as well as to the rotating members in the planetary gear subsets 32, 34 and 36.
  • the pump means by which pressurization is effected as well as the use of axial bores within the shafts 38 and 40 are well known to the art, and for that reason the pump means was not depicted.
  • Conventional feeder passages 90A, 90B and 90C intersect the axial bore 86 and extend radially to dispense the pressurized lubricating and cooling fluid to the planetary gear subsets 32 and 34. At least one additional radial supply passage 90D may similarly dispense lubricating and cooling fluid to the third planetary gear subset 36 through a radial feeder passage 91 that penetrates the sleeve shaft 84 radially inwardly of planetary gear subset 36.
  • a particular structural member, component or arrangement may be employed at more than one location.
  • a common numerical designation is employed.
  • one of the structural members, components or arrangements so identified is to be individually identified, it will be referenced by virtue of a letter suffix employed in combination with the numerical designation employed for general identification of that structural member, component or arrangement.
  • there are at least four radial feeder passages which are generally identified by the numeral 90, but the specific, individual radial feeder passages are, therefore, identified as 90A, 90B, 90C and 90D in the specification and on the drawings.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 comprises a web plate 94 that extends radially from its annular, innermost surface 96 to an intermediate rim 98 in the form of an annulus located radially outwardly with respect to the inner surface 96 of the web plate 94.
  • a peripheral flange, identified generally by the numeral 100 may be axially offset with respect to the web plate 94 and extend radially outwardly from the intermediate rim 98.
  • the radially outer extremity of the peripheral flange 100 presents boundary edge 102 that may engage the cylindrical interior surface 104 of the transmission wall 24.
  • the radial feeder passage 92A may terminate in an annular feeding chamber 106.
  • one or more distribution passages 108 penetrate an annular inner surface 109 of the web plate 94.
  • the annular surface 109 may be radially offset in relation to the annular innermost surface 96.
  • the distribution passages 108 extend radially outwardly to communicate either directly with an annular discharge chamber 110 or, as depicted, indirectly through a cross bore 112.
  • the discharge chamber 110 may be recessed into the intermediate rim 98 or, if desired, into the web plate 94 radially inwardly of the intermediate rim 98.
  • an annular flange 114 may extend axially outwardly from the web plate 94 concentrically inwardly of the intermediate rim 98 to define the discharge chamber 110 therebetween.
  • a spray ring 116 having a U-shaped cross section may be insertably received within the discharge chamber 110 located between the intermediate rim 98 and the annular flange 114.
  • the U-shaped spray ring 116 has two radially spaced, annular side walls 118A and 118B that are joined by a transverse base plate 120. When received within the discharge chamber 110 the spray ring 116 defines an axial wall for the discharge chamber 110.
  • a radially inner O-ring 122A may be received within a recess 124A in the side wall 118A of the spray ring 116 to engage the flange 114 and effect a seal that is capable of precluding the passage of fluid between the spray ring 116 and the flange 114.
  • a similar, outer O-ring 122B may be received within a recess 124B in the side wall 118B of the spray ring 116 to engage the intermediate rim 98 and thereby effect a seal that is capable of precluding the passage of fluid between the spray ring 116 and the intermediate rim 98.
  • the spray ring 116 may be secured within the discharge chamber 110 between the intermediate rim 98 and the flange 114 by an interior snap ring 126 that is received within an annular recess 128 on the interior of the intermediate rim 98.
  • One or more orifices 130 penetrate the transverse base plate 120 of the spray ring 116 to spray the lubricating and cooling fluid received within the discharge chamber 110 onto the stator 22 and rotor 26 of the first power receiving and delivery unit 10.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 does not rotate. Moreover, the engagement of the boundary edge 102 thereof with the cylindrical inner surface 104 of the transmission housing wall 24 precludes movement of the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 laterally with respect to the axis (roughly coextensive with the disposition of the central main shaft 38) of the transmission housing 16. As such, the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 may serve to stabilize the rotor 26 of power receiving and delivery unit 18 from undesirable lateral movement, or vibrations, within the housing 16. To that end, and with particular reference to FIGS.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 may be provided with a hub portion 132A, the interior of which presents, at least in part, a cylindrical surface 134A that extends axially from a radially disposed abutment wall 136A to receive and position a bearing race 138A.
  • a stabilizing disk 140 is secured to, and extends radially inwardly from, the rotor 26 to provide a cylindrical ledge surface 142 (FIG. 2) and a radially extending abutment wall 144 that receives and positions a bearing race 146A so as to be disposed concentrically inwardly with respect to race 138A in order to receive an appropriate bearing member 148A therebetween.
  • Needle bearings 150 may be provided between the radially innermost cylindrical surface 152 presented from the stabilizing disk 140 and the axially stepped, cylindrical exterior surface 50 on the inboard end portion 48 of the input shaft 40.
  • lubricating and cooling assembly 12 is employed to lubricate and cool the opposed, facing ends of power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20, whereas lubricating and cooling assembly 10 is employed to lubricate and cool only the opposite end of power receiving and cooling unit 18. Accordingly, it would be readily feasible to substitute two lubricating and cooling units 10 disposed back-to-back in a manner that would permit them to lubricate and cool the opposed, facing ends of power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20.
  • a radially extending web plate 156 that extends radially outwardly from its radially innermost, annular surface 158 to an intermediate rim 160 in the form of an annulus that projects axially outwardly of the web plate 156.
  • a peripheral flange 162 extends radially outwardly from the intermediate rim 160 as though it were an extension of the web plate 156.
  • the radially outer extent of the peripheral flange 162 presents a boundary edge 164 that engages the cylindrical interior surface 104 of the transmission housing wall 24.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 does not rotate. Moreover, the engagement of the boundary edge 164 thereof with the cylindrical inner surface 104 of the transmission housing wall 24 precludes movement of the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 laterally with respect to the axis (roughly coextensive with the disposition of the central main shaft 38) of the transmission housing 16.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 may cooperate with the lubricating and cooling assembly 10 to stabilize the rotor 26 of power receiving and delivery unit 18. That is, the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 may be provided with a hub portion 132B, the interior of which (like the hub portion 132A) presents, at least in part, a cylindrical surface 134 that extends axially from a radially disposed abutment wall 136 to receive and position a bearing race 138B.
  • the balance arm 80 that extends between the rotor 26 and the annulus 82 supports a bearing race 146B disposed concentrically inwardly of the bearing race 138B in order to receive an appropriate bearing member 148B therebetween.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 may also serve to at least assist in the stabilization of the rotor 30 in power receiving and delivery unit 20. That is, the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 may also be provided with a hub portion 132C, the interior of which also presents (like hub portions 132A nd 132B) at least in part, a cylindrical surface 134 that extends axially from a radially disposed abutment wall 136 to receive and position a bearing race 138C.
  • the sleeve shaft 84 which, as previously explained, is connected to the rotor 30 by an arm 85 such that the sleeve shaft 84 supports a bearing race 146C disposed concentrically inwardly of the bearing race 138C in order to receive an appropriate bearing member 148C therebetween in order to at least assist in the stabilization of the rotor 30 in power receiving and delivery unit 20 from undesirable lateral movement, or vibrations, within the housing 16.
  • At least one feeder passage 92B may also terminate in an annular feeding chamber 166 that circumscribes the central main shaft 38.
  • the connecting passage 154 which penetrates the sleeve shaft 84, is preferably aligned to communicate with the feeding chamber 166 so as to allow unrestricted flow of pressurized fluid out through the feeder passage 92B as well as the connecting passages 154 and into a distribution passage 168 that opens through the radially innermost annular surface 158 on the web plate 156.
  • the distribution passage 168 extends radially outwardly through web plate 156 to open through a flanged annulus 170 disposed concentrically inwardly of the intermediate rim 160.
  • a first positioning flange 172A may extend radially inwardly from the intermediate rim 160 in opposition to a second positioning flange 172B that extends radially outwardly from the annulus 170.
  • the purpose of the positioning flanges 172 will be hereinafter more fully described. It should be observed that the positioning flanges 172 may be conjoined, at least at one axial end, by a latticed grille 173 that provides both structural integrity between the radially displaced intermediate rim 160 and the annulus 170, while permitting the passage of fluid, particularly as a spray, therethrough.
  • the spray ring 174 depicted in conjunction with lubricating and cooling assembly 12 may, in effect, comprise a conjoined composite of the two spray rings 116 disposed back-to-back.
  • the spray ring 174 may have a radially inner, annular side wall 176 and a radially outer annular side wall 178, each of which may comprise an annulus - the two annular side walls 176 and 178 being concentrically disposed.
  • a transverse base plate 180A may be disposed at one axial end of each side wall 176 and 178, and a second transverse base plate 180B may be disposed at the other end of each side wall 176 and 178.
  • the radially innermost side of the inner side wall 176 may be provided with an annular recess that constitutes an accumulation chamber 182.
  • One or more ports 184 effect communication between the accumulation chamber 182 and the discharge chamber 185 disposed between the concentric side walls 176 and 178.
  • O-rings 186A and 186B may be received upon corresponding recessed ledges 188A and 188B at the axially opposite ends of, and on the radially inner boundary of the annular side wall 176 to engage not only the annulus 170 and thereby effect a seal that is capable of precluding the axial passage of fluid between the spray ring 174 and the annulus 170 as well as between the end plates 180 and either the side wall 176 or the flanged annulus 170.
  • Similar O-rings 190A and 190B may be received upon corresponding recessed ledges 192A and 192B at the axially opposite ends of, and on the radially outer boundary of the annular side wall 178 to engage not only the intermediate rim 160 and thereby effect a seal that is capable of precluding the axial passage of fluid between the spray ring 174 and the intermediate rim 160 as well as between the end plates 180 and either the side wall 178 or the intermediate rim 160.
  • the spray ring 174 may be secured between the intermediate rim 160 and the annular flange 170 by an interior snap ring 194 that is received within an annular recess 196 on the interior of the intermediate rim 160. That is, the snap ring 194, in combination with the positioning flanges 172A and 172B, enbracingly engage the spray ring 174 and secure it against axial movement.
  • a second snap ring (not shown) may be substituted for the positioning flanges 172A and 172B.
  • one or more spray orifices 198A may penetrate the transverse base plate 180A of the spray ring 174 to spray the lubricating and cooling fluid received within the discharge chamber 185 onto the stator 22 and rotor 26 of the first power receiving and delivery unit 18.
  • one or more orifices 198B may penetrate the transverse base plate 180B of the spray ring 174 to spray the lubricating and cooling fluid received within the discharge chamber 185 onto the stator 28 and rotor 30 of the second power receiving and delivery unit 20.
  • a plurality of spray ring plugs 200 may be substituted for the unified annular spray ring 174.
  • the intermediate rim 160 and the annulus 170 are conjoined into a unified annulus 202 provided with a series of bores 204 that are circumferentially spaced along a reference circle 206.
  • Each bore 204 will terminate at a transverse retaining shoulder 208 that is itself penetrated by a dispersion bore 210 that may, if desired, be flared, as depicted.
  • Each individual spray ring plug 200 may have a cylindrical, outer wall 212 that is receivable within the bore 204, with a transverse base plate 213 at one end of the wall 212 adapted to engage the retaining shoulder 208.
  • An annular recess 214 circumscribes the outer wall 212 a moderate distance from the transverse base plate 213 that engages the retaining shoulder 208, and an O-ring 216A is received within the recess 214.
  • a recessed ledge 218 circumscribes the wall 212 and receives an O-ring 216B. The purpose of the two -rings 216 will be hereinafter more fully described.
  • the wall 212 circumscribes a discharge chamber 220, and the transverse base plate 213 is penetrated by a spray orifice 221.
  • a closure plate 222 that is penetrated by a spray orifice 224, engages that end of the wall 212 at which the O-ring 216B is located.
  • the closure plate 222 as well as the spray ring plug 200 in its entirety are held within the cylindrical bore 204 by an internal snap ring 226 that is removably received within an annular recess 228 in the bore 204.
  • the medial portion of the exterior surface on the outer wall 212 may be circumscribed by an axially extending recess 230 that serves as an accumulation chamber which extends not only radially between the outer wall 212 of the spray ring plug 200 and the surface of bore 204 but also axially between the O-rings 216A and 216B.
  • One or more ports 232 penetrate the outer wall 212 to effect communication between the accumulation chamber 230 and the discharge chamber 220.
  • the O-rings 216 not only seal the accumulation chamber 230 against loss of fluid between the outer, annular wall 212 and the bore 204 but also seal the discharge chamber 220, particularly at the juncture of the closure plate 222 with the annular outer wall 212.
  • One preferred structural arrangement has heretofore been disclosed by which to distribute the pressurized lubricating and cooling fluid to not only the planetary gear subsets 32, 34 and 36 but also the power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20 through supply bores 86 and 88 in the central main shaft 38 and the input shaft 40, respectively.
  • the supply bores 86 and 88 in the axial shafts 38 and 40 are commonly employed to delivery the lubricating fluid to the planetary gear subsets.
  • a supply bore 236 (FIG. 7) that is provided within a manifold 238 which extends along the exterior surface 240 of the transmission housing wall 24.
  • the axial extent of the manifold 238 as well as the extent to which the manifold circumferentially circumscribes the transmission housing wall 24 will depend upon the desired number of locations at which the lubricating and cooling fluid is to be introduced into modified lubricating and cooling assemblies 10A and 12A.
  • the lubricating and cooling fluid may be pressurized by a well known pump, not shown.
  • a feeder port 242A penetrates the manifold 238 in alignment with a linking passage 244A that penetrates the housing wall 24.
  • a distribution passage 246A penetrates the boundary edge 102 of the peripheral flange 100 in general alignment with the linking passage 244A and extends radially inwardly through the web plate 94 to intercept the cross bore 112 that feeds the discharge chamber 110.
  • the lubricating and cooling assembly 10A may otherwise be identical to the lubricating and cooling assembly 10.
  • a feeder port 242B penetrates the manifold 238 in alignment with a linking passage 244B that penetrates the housing wall 24.
  • a distribution passage 246B penetrates the boundary edge 164 of the peripheral flange 162 in alignment with the linking passage 244B and extends radially inwardly to intercept an annular recess in the outer side wall 178 that constitutes an accumulation chamber 248.
  • One or more ports 250 effect communication between the accumulation chamber 248 and the discharge chamber 185.
  • the lubrication and cooling assembly 12A may otherwise be identical to the lubricating and cooling assembly 12 and will, therefore, serve to lubricate and cool the opposing ends of the power receiving and delivery units 18 and 20.
  • the fluid communication means includes the successive passages from the supply bore 88 to the discharge chamber 110 -- i.e.: the radially extending feeder passages 92A in the input shaft 40, the feeding chamber 96, one or more distribution passages 108 and, the optional cross bore 112 in the web plate 94.
  • the fluid communication means includes the successive passages from the supply bore 86 to the discharge chamber 185 -- i.e.: the radial feeder passage 92B in the central main shaft 38 and one or more distribution passages 168 in the web plate 162.
  • the fluid communication means includes the successive passages from the supply bore 236 and through the feeder ports in the manifold 238 as well as the linking passages 244 in the transmission housing wall 24 and into the distribution passages 246 in the web plate 162 to the discharge chamber 185. It may, of course, be necessary to utilize a separate distribution passage for each discharge chamber 110 or 185.
  • lubricating and cooling assemblies embodying the concepts of the present invention are not only particularly suited for cooling power receiving and delivery units in electro-mechanical vehicular transmissions but are also are capable of sharing the lubricating and cooling fluid used with the planetary gear subsets as well as fulfilling the remaining aspects of the invention.

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